SOLUTION: A merchant mixed 10 lb of a cinnamon tea with 6 lb of spice tea. The 16-pound mixture cost $38. A second mixture included 16 lb of the cinnamon tea and 6 lb of the spice tea. The 2

Question 909734: A merchant mixed 10 lb of a cinnamon tea with 6 lb of spice tea. The 16-pound mixture cost $38. A second mixture included 16 lb of the cinnamon tea and 6 lb of the spice tea. The 22-pound mixture cost $50. Find the cost per pound of the cinnamon tea and of the spice tea.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let c = price for the cinnamon tea
Let s = price for the spice tea
Prices are dollars per pound

Account for the costs of the mixtures.

Initial system:
Simplification of system:

Perfectly ready for using Elimination Method to start.
Solve for c, and then s.
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